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Purgatory Among the Clouds

By: R.A. Grimes

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Skye Maxwell is a prominent, savvy young scientist whose ingenuity is recognized and used for ill-gotten gains. Joined by those closest to her heart, they journey from the east coast to boldly trek through the fierce terrain of the Alaskan wilderness. International world destruction is set in motion by a psychopath, but as bonds deepen and love connections flourish, a family is willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity and their loved ones. Greed and corruption fuel the elite and their ruthless associates. A series of threats are initiated after Skye's latest scientific breakthrough, inciting a response to the inhuman agenda. Dissecting the truth proves to be dangerous for Skye and her loved ones as truths unfold. Most military and government affiliations happily assist "the Five Stars"---five lifelong inner-city childhood friends--family and mentors of Skye. The readers become intent on helping the protagonist to free everyone from imminent danger. The characters will provoke thought and soften your heart. The main characters risk life and love as they courageously stand up against global devastation. Weather manipulations, coincidental tragedies, and abductions are divulged. Fragile bonds and animosity dominate and welcome power struggles and coverups. Skye is just as determined as the powers that be to have her own "vision" materialized. Can humanity be spared the fallout from the power of a few? Readers will relate to the characters as they envision extensions of themselves, appreciating life as they cascade through purgatory among the clouds.

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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ISBN 13

9798885056519

Urban Development and New Towns in the Third World

Lessons from the New Bombay Experience

By: Alain R.A. Jacquemin

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Urban Development and New Towns in the Third World

Lessons from the New Bombay Experience

By: Alain R.A. Jacquemin

First published in 1999, this volume examines India and Bombay, countries which represent some of the world’s most dramatic examples of rapid urban growth. One of the strategies frequently adopted by the Indian authorities to cope with this urban growth is the development of new towns, such as New Bombay, which is India’s largest and most significant urban planning experience since Independence. The New Bombay model, based on a specific planning and financing strategy, is considered highly successful and so is increasingly being copied and implemented in other urban areas of India. This volume makes the first independent evaluation of New Bombay and sets it in a wider Third World urban development context. As well as analysing the processes of physical and economic growth, the volume also examines the process of social development and, in particular, the consequences of this planning concept for the urban poor.

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480

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Routledge

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0429782993

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English Musical Renaissance, 1840-1940

By: Meirion Hughes,R. A. Stradling

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English Musical Renaissance, 1840-1940

By: Meirion Hughes,R. A. Stradling

This controversial study isolates and identifies the intellectual, social, and political assumptions which surrounded English music in the early-20th century. The authors deconstruct the established meanings of music in this period, arguing that music was not just for the elite, but it had come to represent a stronghold of national values, reflecting the reassuring "Englishness" of middle-class life as well.

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356

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Manchester University Press

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0719058309

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9780719058301

Transmedia Character Studies

By: Tobias Kunz,Lukas R.A. Wilde

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Transmedia Character Studies

By: Tobias Kunz,Lukas R.A. Wilde

Transmedia Character Studies provides a range of methodological tools and foundational vocabulary for the analysis of characters across and between various forms of multimodal, interactive, and even non-narrative or non-fictional media. This highly innovative work offers new perspectives on how to interrelate production discourses, media texts, and reception discourses, and how to select a suitable research corpus for the discussion of characters whose serial appearances stretch across years, decades, or even centuries. Each chapter starts from a different notion of how fictional characters can be considered, tracing character theories and models to approach character representations from perspectives developed in various disciplines and fields. This book will enable graduate students and scholars of transmedia studies, film, television, comics studies, video game studies, popular culture studies, fandom studies, narratology, and creative industries to conduct comprehensive, media-conscious analyses of characters across a variety of media.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000860388

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9781000860382

Fisher's Digest of Criminal Law

By: R. A. Fisher

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Fisher's Digest of Criminal Law

By: R. A. Fisher

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

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709

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368131206

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9783368131203

Theoretical Modeling of Inorganic Nanostructures

Symmetry and ab-initio Calculations of Nanolayers, Nanotubes and Nanowires

By: R.A. Evarestov

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Theoretical Modeling of Inorganic Nanostructures

Symmetry and ab-initio Calculations of Nanolayers, Nanotubes and Nanowires

By: R.A. Evarestov

This book deals with the theoretical and computational simulation of monoperiodic nanostructures for different classes of inorganic substances. These simulations are related to their synthesis and experimental studies. A theoretical formalism is developed to describe 1D nanostructures with symmetric shapes and morphologies. Three types of models are considered for this aim: (i) nanotubes (rolled from 2D nanolayers and described within the formalism of line symmetry groups); (ii) nanoribbons (obtained from 2D nanolayers by their cutting along the chosen direction of translation); (iii) nanowires (obtained from 3D lattice by its sectioning along the crystalline planes parallel to the chosen direction of translation). Quantum chemistry ab-initio methods applied for LCAO calculations on electronic and vibrational properties of 1D nanostructures are thoroughly described. Understanding of theoretical aspects presented here enlarges the possibilities for synthesis of monoperiodic nanostructures with predictable morphology and better interpretation of their properties.

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678

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Springer

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3662445816

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Japan's Relations with North Korea and the Recalibration of Risk

By: Ra Mason

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Japan's Relations with North Korea and the Recalibration of Risk

By: Ra Mason

North Korea’s contemporary relations with Japan have been fraught with tension. Tactics employed by Pyongyang have included abductions of Japanese citizens, missile launches over Japanese territory, intrusions into Japanese sovereign waters, and nuclear tests in defiance of Japanese and international condemnation. In light of the security risk the DPRK poses, this book examines how the state, market, and society in Japan have framed North Korea as a salient evil, and have in turn constructed and manipulated the risks posed by their neighbour. Using the example of Japan’s post-Cold War responses to North Korea, this book studies the concept of risk in international relations, and its interactive relationship with domestic civil society. It focuses on how security risks are identified and re-evaluated by policy makers, mass media, and civil society stakeholders, and in doing so disentangles the complex processes by which Japan has framed and recalibrated risks in response to the DPRK. By exploring how risks identified with Pyongyang’s behaviour towards Japan have been mediated between the state, market, and society via mainstream discourse in Japan, Ra Mason highlights the way in which these processes are causally linked to key actors’ conceptions of risk. Indeed, this book provides an original theoretical framework – distinguishing between risk and traditional threat perceptions – through which to address issues of national security and identity, as well as the norms which inform them. Japan’s Relations with North Korea and the Recalibration of Risk will be welcomed by students and scholars across a wide range of fields including Japanese politics, Asia-Pacific studies, international relations, and security studies.

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Routledge

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1317915828

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9781317915829

Semiconductor X-Ray Detectors

By: B. G. Lowe,R. A. Sareen

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Semiconductor X-Ray Detectors

By: B. G. Lowe,R. A. Sareen

Identifying and measuring the elemental x-rays released when materials are examined with particles (electrons, protons, alpha particles, etc.) or photons (x-rays and gamma rays) is still considered to be the primary analytical technique for routine and non-destructive materials analysis. The Lithium Drifted Silicon (Si(Li)) X-Ray Detector, with its good resolution and peak to background, pioneered this type of analysis on electron microscopes, x-ray fluorescence instruments, and radioactive source- and accelerator-based excitation systems. Although rapid progress in Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs), Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs), and Compound Semiconductor Detectors, including renewed interest in alternative materials such as CdZnTe and diamond, has made the Si(Li) X-Ray Detector nearly obsolete, the device serves as a useful benchmark and still is used in special instances where its large, sensitive depth is essential. Semiconductor X-Ray Detectors focuses on the history and development of Si(Li) X-Ray Detectors, an important supplement to the knowledge now required to achieve full understanding of the workings of SDDs, CCDs, and Compound Semiconductor Detectors. The book provides an up-to-date review of the principles, practical applications, and state of the art of semiconductor x-ray detectors. It describes many of the facets of x-ray detection and measurement using semiconductors, from manufacture to implementation. The initial chapters present a self-contained summary of relevant background physics, materials science, and engineering aspects. Later chapters compare and contrast the assembly and physical properties of systems and materials currently employed, enabling readers to fully understand the materials and scope for applications.

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CRC Press

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1466554002

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9781466554009

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

CONCEPTS AND DESIGN APPROACH, THIRD EDITION

By: KARIA, G. L.,CHRISTIAN, R.A.,JARIWALA, NAMRATA D.

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WASTEWATER TREATMENT

CONCEPTS AND DESIGN APPROACH, THIRD EDITION

By: KARIA, G. L.,CHRISTIAN, R.A.,JARIWALA, NAMRATA D.

This Third Edition of the book is thoroughly revised to present a detailed understanding of the principles of operation and design of domestic wastewater treatment plants. The book opens up with clearly stating the basic concepts of treatment of wastewater and the design considerations required for an efficient treatment plant. Thereafter, the design criteria for domestic wastewater treatment units are discussed which forms the basis of sizing of the treatment plant units. In essence, the text is strengthened to give detailed procedures for design computations of all units of a wastewater treatment plant with many solved numericals. Most common types of reactors used for physical operations and biological processes in wastewater treatment plants are also discussed in detail. The present edition includes a new chapter on “Biological Nutrient Removal” covering the aspects of nitrification and denitrification. This is now essentially legally required. The book is intended for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Civil and Environmental Engineering. It will also be useful to the practising and consulting engineers involved in the design of wastewater treatment plant and municipal corporation and pollution control authorities. KEY FEATURES • Provides several examples supported by graphs and sketches to highlight the various design concepts of wastewater treatment units. • Encapsulates significant theoretical and computational information, and useful design hints in Note and Tip boxes. • Includes well-graded practice exercises to help students develop the skills in designing treatment plants. TARGET AUDIENCE • B.E./B.Tech (Civil/Environmental Engg.) • M.E./M.Tech (Civil/Environmental Engg.) • Practising and Consulting Engineers • Pollution Control Authority

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PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

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8119364171

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9788119364176

Wise Quotes of Wisdom

A Lifetime Collection of Quotes, Sayings, Philosophies, Viewpoints and Thoughts

By: R.A. Wise

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Wise Quotes of Wisdom

A Lifetime Collection of Quotes, Sayings, Philosophies, Viewpoints and Thoughts

By: R.A. Wise

The woman who raised me had many interesting sayings. Realizing that the wisdom of the universe was in those quotes, I set out to record as many of them as I could. The sources are many.

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Author House

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1456767844

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Regolith Geology and Geomorphology

By: G. Taylor,R. A. Eggleton

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Regolith Geology and Geomorphology

By: G. Taylor,R. A. Eggleton

Providing fundamental discussion of regolith properties andchemistry, this book considers many landscape situations andfeatures, whilst linking process to position, geochemistry andtime. Presenting information from an Australian perspective itprovides new insights into the subject, which are developed awayfrom the yoke of traditional Northern Hemisphere ideas andconcepts. * Presents a new approach to the problems of understanding regolithgeology and landscapes * Presents the general aspects and principles of regolith * Chapters present views on landscapes and their evolution, thenature of minerals, the behaviour of water at a landscape level andthe exploration of water behaviour at various scales in regolithmaterials * Investigates methods of conveying information about regolith viamaps and in GIS packages

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471974544

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9780471974543

Beyond Price

Pearls and Pearl-fishing : Origins to the Age of Discoveries

By: R. A. Donkin

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Pearls and Pearl-fishing : Origins to the Age of Discoveries

By: R. A. Donkin

Man has been intrigued by the origin of pearls, sensitive to their beauty, and convinced of their medicinal value for at least 5 cent. A mixture of folklore and observation preceded the earliest scientific inquiries. Fishing and trade commenced in S. Asia, between India and Sri Lanka and around the Persian Gulf. In W. and Central Europe, Inner Asia and China, and N. Amer. Freshwater pearls were probably known and treasured before those of marine origin. A refined nomenclature points to a long familiarity with etymologically related words for 'pearl'. Pearls were prominent among the luxury products of world trade and were high among the objectives of expeditions to the eastern and western Tropics. Illustrations.

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American Philosophical Society

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0871692244

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9780871692245

Book's by R.A. Grimes

Purgatory Among the Clouds

Purgatory Among the Clouds

Urban Development and New Towns in the Third World

Urban Development and New Towns in the Third World

English Musical Renaissance, 1840-1940

English Musical Renaissance, 1840-1940

Transmedia Character Studies

Transmedia Character Studies

Fisher's Digest of Criminal Law

Fisher's Digest of Criminal Law

Theoretical Modeling of Inorganic Nanostructures

Theoretical Modeling of Inorganic Nanostructures

Japan's Relations with North Korea and the Recalibration of Risk

Japan's Relations with North Korea and the Recalibration of Risk

Semiconductor X-Ray Detectors

Semiconductor X-Ray Detectors

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Wise Quotes of Wisdom

Wise Quotes of Wisdom

Regolith Geology and Geomorphology

Regolith Geology and Geomorphology

Beyond Price

Beyond Price

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